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How You Empty Toilet Traps Before Pulling

05-13-2013, 02:32 PM

Believe it or not I am seeing a decent amount of variation in the steps plumbers use when pulling toilets. One area I have seen some creative solutions in is getting the water out of the trap after you shut the supply off and flush the toilet.

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I liked using the Toilet Sucker I had but it was just another tool that didn't fit in my tool bag. It eventually broke but it had many other uses not just sucking toilets.

Shop vac is always cumbersome and I usually forget to remove the filter beforehand so it gets moldy a few days later.

The small plastic flexible cup works if you like dipping someone elses body waste and you still need someplace to dump it. Most people don't like crap dumped in their bathtub, myself included, even though I pee in there nearly every day.

My lastest trial is Sodium Polyacrylate. Just leave the water right where it is, in the bowl! So far, I like it. Just a little in the bowl, a little in the tank and 2 minutes later it's a solid.